David Murrell Email & Phone Number

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Responsible for the rapid growth of the strategic relationship the company has with Microsoft and it's strategic Microsoft partner eco system. Creating, developing, enabling & driving the growth ambitions of the MSSP to a Fully Managed Microsoft Security Partner specialising in Microsoft Security Solutions.This included negotiating and driving the relevant PIN's / KPI's, IP and Assets required to achieve & maintain the elevation in status & visibility, such as specialisations, certs, consumed revenue, campaigns, levers, marketplace & appsource material, membership of NDA / invite only product groups & badges that allow access to funding, referals, leads, workshops, joint campiagns and marketing etc.

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

The CEO of a someone else's (x3 of) small IAM Microsoft Pro Services Company with a brief to professionalise and build the company out for immediate sale by the owners, which was achieved to the then owners unique requirements and benefit.

Lancashire

Had to very reluctantly take voluntary redundancy from HPE, in order to continue to support my then wife & youngest daughter to recover from serious injuries sustained in the Manchester Arena Terrorist Attack. N.B. For the record, The leadership, staff, colleagues and partners at HPE were absolutely FANTASTIC with us, and I shall never, ever, forget just how supportive and empathetic they were!

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the leadership and delivery of the teams that design and deliver the top several hundred UK&I customers technology solutions for HPE, this includes our significant current or new Partner solutions, such as Service Integrator, Service Provider, Advisories, HPE Pathfinder (Start up), Technology / Software Partners in Hybrid Cloud, On Prem, COLO, software defined, managed service, IoT or any combination required etc. (SaaS / PaaS / IaaS etc etc.)This includes our EMEA and World wide obligations, and post implementation support, governance, integrity and guidance. This is the largest P & L, Sales Quota and Target for the UK&I.

Warrington, United Kingdom

I was dedicated to managing the top ten accounts for both HP and HPE, and I assisted UK, EMEA and global customers at senior level with their strategies and delivery. About 70% of my time was dedicated to two large UK Retailers, a Major Pharma, Major Distribution Company and a very large multinational Bank

Manchester, United Kingdom

I was very pleased in that, by managing a substantial programme and project portfolio, I received external recognition, becoming a Fellow of the BCS, receiving the Citrix Innovation award on behalf of the Co op in Berlin, and the Data Centre Solutions Award for Enterprise Project of the Year. I also represented and spoke for the Group at various national and international events, panels and forums.My responsibilities included:- The overall management of the IT architecture and strategy, including data centres, technology, application design, INTEL/UNIX servers, storage, SQL server DBA and various device services. I designed and implemented delivery and virtualisation of desktops, servers, storage, back-ups and SQL server environments- Creation and implementation of a three-year IT strategy linked to business plans and IT metrics - Actioning of consolidation initiatives to green and virtualise the Group by an automated, private cloud capacity grid on a gold/silver/bronze methodology, which provided business continuity and four years’ support

Manchester, United Kingdom

- I was responsible for the overall management of the Business Design strategy, delivery and support across 13 Co-Op trading divisions- Managed multi £ million/billion acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and projects- Was fully accountable for all aspects of the interface between IT and the business, including budgeting, IT and supplier SLAs, service and operational requirements, and engaging with the Board- Created business cases for, and managed, IT projects, and was responsible for IT application design authority- Managed a variety of IT teams both within the UK and in off-shore support suppliers, totalling more than 150 staff

Successfully managed a regional delivery team and a full portfolio of sites, projects and programmes

Built & Managed a Nation wide Team of Project Managers, Consultants, Installation technicians, Trainers & Support Staff to service our private and public sector customer base (Of 300+)

Accrington, England, United Kingdom

Burnley

Public Health Inspector

Many And Varied

Served in the desert in the first Gulf War (The legal one) on a Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Commando Unit, gaining Royal Navy, Naval Aviation, Engineering and Warfare qualifications. To facilitate this, I received both professional and technical training to equip me to complete tasks and objectives under intense pressure and extreme conditions while being required to maintain exceptional standards. "Made in The Royal Navy"